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Rachel Loftspring
- Oct 27, 2017
- 1 min
A New Name!
BIG news! The Breeding Ground is now Bringing Up Family! The new name is descriptive of our goal: provide parents resources they need to...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Aug 7, 2017
- 2 min
Galvanize Ohio THIS Weekend
HELLO everyone!!! How I've missed you during maternity leave. I have SO much to share. But first, I have to tell you about an important...
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Courtney Fanning
- Mar 13, 2017
- 6 min
How I Approached My Employer About Paid Leave (and Got It)!
Advocating for paid leave at work can be incredibly intimidating. So I am thrilled to have Courtney Fanning, the Marketing Manager at...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Mar 6, 2017
- 4 min
Parents of the U.S.: Ashia Ray
©2017 Ashia Ray Photography (www.ashiaray.com) PARENTS OF THE U.S. For this Parents of the U.S. interview, I’m thrilled to bring you the...
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Avra Siegel
- Feb 20, 2017
- 5 min
The Brutal Truth About Being a Pregnant Worker: It's Pretty Awful
I fell in love with this article when it was originally published back in July, so I was beyond thrilled when its author, Avra Siegel,...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Feb 13, 2017
- 4 min
Why All New Dads Need Paid Leave: An Open Letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE LETTER A change.org petition brought to my attention that Starbucks (perhaps you’ve heard of it?) does not...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Feb 6, 2017
- 2 min
Parents of the U.S.: Brian Young
PARENTS OF THE U.S. This interview is part of our Parents of the U.S. initiative. Its goal is to create awareness of the need to change...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Jan 23, 2017
- 7 min
How Cincinnati Expanded Access to Quality Preschool
Today I am excited to bring you an interview with Greg Landsman, who helped lead a successful — and historic — campaign in Cincinnati,...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Jan 9, 2017
- 3 min
Parents of the U.S.: Julie Makutonin
PARENTS OF THE U.S. I’m so excited to share with you a new initiative for the The Breeding Ground in 2017. It’s called called Parents of...
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Chris Flores
- Dec 19, 2016
- 4 min
How to Make a Difference Through Your Investments
Investing. We know it’s important to saving and (hopefully) making money. But did you know it can also be an effective way to advocate...
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Josh Bornstein
- Dec 12, 2016
- 3 min
Written With Two Dads in Mind
WE’RE PREGNANT When my husband, Chris, and I decided to have a baby, we didn’t really think about how our employers would react. However,...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Nov 21, 2016
- 3 min
The Babies Act: Legislation That Wins Common Sense and Gender Equality
A CRAPPY SITUATION Does this scenario sound all too familiar? You’re out and about with your diaper-wearing-kid who does what...
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Mary Gaertner
- Nov 8, 2016
- 2 min
Small Non-Profits Can Lead on Leave Too
Girls on the Run Greater Cincinnati recently expanded its maternity leave policy. Executive Director Mary Gaertner explains why....
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Rachel Loftspring
- Oct 31, 2016
- 4 min
The Truth About FMLA
Over twenty years ago, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was established in an attempt to promote equal employment opportunities...
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Elizabeth Brown
- Oct 25, 2016
- 3 min
Councilmember Brown: Why I Am Working for Paid Leave
HOW MY STORY BEGAN I am one of the millions of workers in the United States without paid family leave. Like so many others, I didn’t know...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Oct 17, 2016
- 2 min
NPR's New Series on Working Parents
NPR #DELIVERSCHANGE WITH ITS NEW STRETCHED SERIES This may be some of my favorite NPR programming yet (which is saying a lot, because I...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Sep 29, 2016
- 3 min
Dad Is Not a "Babysitter" or How to Talk the Talk
WORDS MATTER Consider this from the fantastic Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business*: "The words we use reflect and...
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Rachel Loftspring
- Sep 6, 2016
- 5 min
How Dayton Became the First Ohio City to Provide Paid Leave
Dayton, Ohio was the first city in Ohio to pass paid parental leave. And recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Mayor of Dayton...
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